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Casket

Furniture

Workshop in the circle of the Embriachi (?)

15th century (bone plates), 19th century (assembly of certain parts of the casket)

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Casket with a parallelepiped-shaped box with lid of a composite and moulded outline. The decoration of the piece is centred on the thirteen panels of carved ivory set on the four sides of the box and the two panels set on the lid. The panels on the box show a procession of male and female figures dressed in clothes of a courtly air and those on the lid present a motif that is almost a badge of the Embriachi workshop, 'putti' surrounded by oak leaves holding up an almond-shaped shield. The carving work, however, casts doubt on the direct association of the casket with the said workshop and suggests a different workshop that worked in a way similar to the Embriachis. The panels are mounted on a much repaired structure, almost certainly in the 19th century, with new parts and making use of certain pieces of the original casket, for instance some of those that have inlay work.

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Location

Room 18 , Floor 2

18 Leather

19 Gold, Silver and Metalworking Arts

20 Forge Work

21 Ceramics

22 Study Galleries

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PLACE OF EXECUTION

Florence (?)

PERIOD

15th century (bone plates), 19th century (assembly of certain parts of the casket)

Material

Walnut wood carved and assembled, veneered with panels of carved bone and ivory and mother of pearl, metal and boxwood inlays

Dimensions

19 x 19 x 11.5 cm

Origin

Florence area (?), Italy

WORK NUMBER

MEV 1316